Hines REIT Seattle Design Center, LLC v. Wolf

¶1 Washington’s nonclaim statute, RCW 11.40.010, encompasses every species of liability a personal representative can be called upon to pay out of the estate’s general funds. This includes claims arising out of obligations that the decedent incurred during his or her lifetime but are not due at the time of the decedent’s death or at the expiration of the creditor’s claims filing period. Here, the decedent’s obligation under the personal guaranty was an obligation he incurred during his lifetime. It was not an obligation the personal representative incurred during the administration of the…